| Playback | ||||
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| Box set by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | ||||
| Released | November 20, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1973–93 (plus overdubs in 1995) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:14:39 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Mike Campbell, Denny Cordell, George Drakoulias, Jimmy Iovine, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Robbie Robertson, Rick Rubin, Noah Shark, David A. Stewart | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A– |
| MusicHound | |
| Q | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
Playback is a box set compilation by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in 1995. It contains popular album tracks, B-sides, previously unreleased outtakes, and early songs by Petty's previous band Mudcrutch.
A companion VHS home video, later released on DVD, was also released, featuring the band's most popular music videos to date.